4The-Man-in-the-Water新版现代大学英语个性化完整教案

1二、主要内容：第教学周/第节（第次课）第页教学目的TeachingObjectives:Toacquirethekeywords,importantanddifficultsentencesandlanguagepoints教学重点和难点TeachingFocusPossibleDifficulties教学方法和手段TeachingtechniquesTointegrateseveraldifferentteachingmethodsandtechniques:elicitation;explanation;illustrationanddiscussion.教学基本内容备注Unit4TheManintheWater1.Warming-upQuestions1)Question:Whoaretheheroesinthestory?Twopolicerescuersand,ayoungpasserbyandthemaninthewater.2)Question:Whoisthegreatesthero?Why?Themaninthewater.Ordinaryashewas,hecouldrisetochallengewhenthetestcame.Hedisplayedcourageandnoblecharacterinhumannatureatitsbest.3)Question:Intheauthor’sview,dopeoplefeelproudorsadaboutthedisaster?Why?Theyfeelproudbecausemandefeatedtheindifferentnaturalforces.4)Question:Whatisreferredtoasoneofman’snaturalpowersaccordingtothepassage?Sacrificinghislifeforthelifeofothers’.5)Question:Thefightbetweenthemaninthewaterandthenaturalforcesendedupwiththedeathoftheman.Whydoestheauthorsayheisnotaloser?Hewasthebestwecandotofightagainsttheindifferentnaturalforces.What’smore,heneverdiesinpeople’sheart.Whatwasunusualabouttheaircrash?Whydoestheauthorrefertotheaestheticaspectoftheclash?Whatarethethingstheauthormentionstobeworthnoticing?Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesaysthehumannaturewasgropingandstruggling?2Whydoestheauthorsaythatthemanwentunidentifiedgavehimauniversalcharacter?Howcouldthemaninthewatergivealifelinetothosewhowatchedhim?Whatdoesthe“lifeline”heresymbolize?Whatdoesthegreatnessoftheanonymousmanactuallyliein?Whatdoyouthinkarethestrongesthumanpowersendowedwithbynature?2.BackgroundInformationI.TheAirCrashOnJan.13,1982oneoftheworstsnowstormsinthehistoryofWashington,D.C.hitthecity.Justabouteverythingcloseddown—thegovernment,businesses,schools,theairports.Byaboutnoon,theskiesclearedandWashington’sNationalAirportreopenedforbusiness.ThecrewofAirFloridaFlight90beganpreparingforanonstoptriptosunnyFortLauderdale,Florida.At3:59p.m.,thetwin-engineBoeing737wasclearedfortakeoffandbeganrumblingdowntherunwayonitsfinalflight.Minuteslater,theplanesmashedintothe14thStreetBridge,only1,200yardsfromthePentagon,destroyingfourautomobilesandkillingfivepeople.Thejetthenfellintotheice-coveredPotomacRiver,bringingallthepassengerstotheirinstantdeathexceptfive—fourpassengersandoneflightattendant—fromthetailsection,whofoundthemselvesgaspingandstrugglingintheicywaters.Thesefivepeoplehoweversurvivedandtheywereabletosurvivebecauseoffourheroes.Theauthorwrotethisessayinpraiseoftheseheroes,threeofwhomhadriskedtheirlivestorescuethesurvivorsandwereabletolivetotellthestory,butthemanthatreallyheldthewholenation’sattentionwasthefourthonewhohadkeptpushinghislifelineandflotationringstoothersuntilhewentunder.II.PresidentialMonument1)WashingtonMonumentInrecognitionofhisleadershipinthecauseofAmericanindependence,Washingtonearnedthetitle“FatherofHisCountry”.Withthismonument,thecitizensoftheUnitedStatesshowtheirenduringgratitudeandrespectforthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.2)JeffersonMemorialThomasJefferson—politicalphilosopher,architect,musician,bookcollector,scientist,horticulturist(园艺学家),diplomat,inventor,andthirdPresidentoftheUnitedStates,alsoauthoroftheDeclarationofAmericanIndependence,andFatheroftheUniversityofVirginia.33)LincolnMemorialTheLincolnMemorialisatributetoPresidentAbrahamLincolnandthenationhefoughttopreserveduringtheCivilWar(1861-1865).TheLincolnMemorialwasbuilttoresembleaGreektemple.Ithas36Doriccolumns,oneforeachstateatthetimeofLincoln’sdeath.AsculpturebyDanielChesterFrenchofaseatedLincolnisinthecenterofthememorialchamber.III.PotomacRiverThePotomacRiverisoftenreferredtoasthe“Nation’sRiver”,becauseitflowsthroughthenation’scapital,wherethemagnificentmonumentsoftheWashington,Jefferson,andLincolnmemorialsarereflectedinitswaters.ItisoneofthemostbeautifulandbountifulriversontheEastCoastandisknownforitshistoric,scenicandrecreationalsignificance.ItbeginsasasmallspringattheFairfaxStoneinWestVirginia,andwindsitswaythroughthemountainsandvalleysofAppalachia,pastbattlefieldsandoldmanufacturingtowns.Theriverflowsmorethan380milesandgrowstomorethan11mileswideasitreachestheChesapeakeBayatPointLookout,Maryland.3.Theme:Themaninthewaterdidnothavetogivehisringstoothers;hedidnotevenknowthesepeople.Hewasextraordinarypreciselybecausehewasordinary.Heshowedwhateveryoneofuscoulddoatthatcriticalmoment.Thedisplayofhisheroismwasasongtothebeautifulhumancharacter.4.Prefix45.Phrases1.assth.goes2.tobesure:indeed,certainlyExample:Tobesure,mostpeoplearelawabiding,butcrimeremainsaproblem.必须承认，绝大部分的人是遵纪守法的，但违法活动依然是个问题。3.bring…totears4.bringdownv.a.tocausetofallorcollapseb.toreducetherate,level,oramountExamples:Strongwindbroughtdownthepowerlinesacrosstheregion.Ourprincipalresponsibilityistobringdownthelevelofunemployment.5.risetothechallenge:todealsuccessfullywithaproblemorasituationthatisespeciallydifficultExample:It’snotaneasytask,butI’msureJohnwillrisetothechallenge.6.inthelineofduty:whileworkingExample:Thepoliceofficerwaskilledinthelineofduty.7.owe…to8.onbehalfof:astheagentof;onthepartofExamples:Asolicitorissuedastatementonbeha